Piers Morgan has taken a swipe at the former Top Gear presenting line-up of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, warning that they will “have to get used to not being big stars in this country any more”.
The Good Morning Britain host did not hold back when asked if he would be watching Clarkson’s follow-up to Top Gear, the as-yet unnamed Amazon Prime motoring show.
Piers told the Radio Times: “I never watched the old Top Gear, because my right temple still has the scar from where Clarkson walloped me (at the 2004 British Press Awards) and whenever he comes on screen, my temple twitches.
“But out of pure curiosity, I probably will tune in. It’s only going to be watched by about 100,000 people, so they’ll have to get used to not being big stars in this country any more.”
Jeremy and Piers have had a long-standing feud, stemming back to when Piers was editor of the Daily Mirror.
Jeremy was suspended and then later fired by the BBC after a “fracas” that saw him punching Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.
BBC presenter Jeremy Paxman was another name on the receiving end of criticism from Piers.
When asked what he’d do if he had £8 billion to spend on the BBC, Piers quipped: “Am I allowed to fire Jeremy Paxman?”
He went on to add that the BBC needed to “go back to being a great public broadcaster” and that they should “stop letting their best talent leave”.
The Good Morning Britain host did not hold back when asked if he would be watching Clarkson’s follow-up to Top Gear, the as-yet unnamed Amazon Prime motoring show.
Piers told the Radio Times: “I never watched the old Top Gear, because my right temple still has the scar from where Clarkson walloped me (at the 2004 British Press Awards) and whenever he comes on screen, my temple twitches.
“But out of pure curiosity, I probably will tune in. It’s only going to be watched by about 100,000 people, so they’ll have to get used to not being big stars in this country any more.”
Jeremy and Piers have had a long-standing feud, stemming back to when Piers was editor of the Daily Mirror.
Jeremy was suspended and then later fired by the BBC after a “fracas” that saw him punching Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.
BBC presenter Jeremy Paxman was another name on the receiving end of criticism from Piers.
When asked what he’d do if he had £8 billion to spend on the BBC, Piers quipped: “Am I allowed to fire Jeremy Paxman?”
He went on to add that the BBC needed to “go back to being a great public broadcaster” and that they should “stop letting their best talent leave”.
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